053: Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974)

Follow us back to Olde, Olde England for a look at Richard and Linda Thompson’s classic 1974 album I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight. Actually, 1974 wasn’t that Olde - by that point, the English had been enjoying color TV for eight long years. But Richard Thompson’s songs evoke an England that existed centuries before The Avengers and The Prisoner brightened the airwaves. His is an England of drunkards and scoundrels, of circus performers, of little beggar girls, and of pub singalongs after a hard day of working the fields. With crisp guitar playing and sublime harmonies, Richard and his then-wife Linda wring a timeless resonance out of these archetypes from long ago. Join host Ben, along with Will, Amanda, and Dan, for a discussion about one of our favorite folk-rock albums of the 1970s. Cohosts: Ben Marlin, Amanda Rodgers, Chris Willie Williams, Dan Watkins Complete show notes: https://discordpod.com/listen/053-richard-and-linda-thompson-i-want-to-see-the-bright-lights-tonight-1974 Support the podcast! http://www.patreon.com/discordpod